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Hello everyone, Recently I have been having cloudy water in my 55 gallon tank and I really dont know the cause of it. The tank has been set up for over 2 years with crystal clear water until now. I have not added any fish for a year or more. Water tests within normal levels using the API...

Probably longer than 2 weeks. I wouldn't feel safe about it until 4+ weeks. You could just wrap some fine filter media over the intake to keep the fry out.

Eventually... I have one massive piece of driftwood and one regular size piece in my 55 crystal clear water.

Fluval spec III. I have the 5 gallon version and I personally think it's the best "ready to go" setup so to speak. Side note I hope you aren't going to put both those betas in 1 tank.

Could be a day could be a week I just let mine soak in a bucket and change the water out twice a day with hot water

Bigger is always better in my opinion. Just realize the added cost with a bigger tank. I would just be careful with some of those barbs they are more semi agressive if I remember correctly.

leave the carbon out esp if you have a planted tank. I run Purigen instead a little pricey but worth it.

Agree with the agressive water changes. I usually do 50% a week minimum. Also don't slack on cleaning your filter. I make sure to clean them at least once every 3-4 weeks.

From my experience with my algae problem I think you should try cutting your lights to only 6 hours a day. I saw a huge improvement when I did that. Also from everything I have read the DIY CO2 can only really can supply a proper amount of CO2 on smaller tanks 40 gallons and below. I'm sure you...

I don't know anything about chiclids but you can do a buch of things if you want a community tank. Tetras, Mollies, Danios, some small barbs maybe. Make sure to do your research before you buy anything.

I don't know if it is possible but I personally wouldn't try it. sponge filters are pretty cheap and if your really want to make your own there are several ways to do it yourself. Check out the DIY King on youtube he has a video about making your own sponge filter.

Thats a pretty quick timeline to add all those fish in. Keep an eye on your levels as I suspect your tank is not fully cycled yet. What water test kit are you using? As far as your filter media goes. All I would do is put a bit of TANK water in a bucket and squeeze the sponge a few times. The...

yup the check valve is all you should need. they can be picked up for a dollar or two at any pet store. I had a very similar sponge filter that worked very well. One tip is when you first put the sponge in the water squeeze it a bunch of times to get all the air bubbles out of the sponge.

My experience with snails is that some will live a long time others will kick the bucket in no time at all. I had 1 mystery snail for about 2 years and I had 2 other ones that lasted about a month each. Really no indicators for it either esp if your water tests with good results(could get a...

I have Denison barbs in my 55 gallon for about 3 years now. They are doing just fine. All of mine have stayed around 4-5 inches. I have seen bigger ones at my LFS but mine havent gotten bigger than what they are now.

I have a Crinum calamistratum that is growing super long. I would like to trim it back a bit but I don't know how to do it properly.

My impeller shaft is ceramic. I'm assuming the 05 is similar. In the two years I have had my filter I only pulled the impeller to clean it once as it doesn't collect much dirt at all. All I can say is be more careful and don't try and force the parts together and maybe have a spare on hand just...

I have the Fluval 306 and almost every part is replaceable should it break. I'm sure you can find the parts online for the 205

Hello, I have a 55 gallon tank that needs to be resealed. Free to anyone who wants to pick it up. I am located in northern New Jersey.

For a 55 gallon I would agree with the canister filter. I have a fluval 306 on my 55. If I could do it over again I would have gone with the 406, but I added a cheap sun sun canister filter for peace of mind.

Can't say I have ever heard of those ones but I would be interested in seeing some.

I've been meaning to make an update on these little guys. I only have 2 remaining males. The other 6 had a few issues. 3 of them randomly passed. The other 3 got eaten by the two larger killies (which weren't much bigger). I haven't tried to hatch anymore because I've been really busy lately...

+1 on the circulation pump. I had before I put a second canister filter on my 55.

You could get a school of Cory catfish. They stay small around 2 inches and they do a good job of cleaning up the bottom of the tank.

Aquaclear makes a great hang on back filter. As far as heaters go I have hydor 50w heater great little heater that is adjustable and a fluval e series 300w heater. A little on the expensive side but has a lot of features I like. If you want to have a planted tank I would do a lot of research...